Ferguson

name

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The verdict

“Ferguson” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,018
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ferguson · Ferguson · French

Ferguson · rank #19,018 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,018
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fanfare

Nearest frequency peer: fanfare (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ferguson »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Ferguson » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ferguson
PropertyValue
HeadwordFerguson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,018
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ferguson »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Fergusonse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fanfare » (#19,017), « figurait » (#19,019), « fabuleuse » (#19,016). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Ferguson » est au #19,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Ferguson, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,018 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ferguson, with forms such as "efrguson", "fegruson", and "fergguson". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Ferguson, spelled F-E-R-G-U-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ferguson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le drone appartient à Will Ferguson, mordu de photographie et auteur de ce cliché de haute volée.
  2. Pendant les dix premières minutes, Paul Atréides, alias Timothée Chalamet, et sa mère Dame Jessica, jouée par Rebecca Ferguson, sont en pleine action, dans un désert peuplé de guerriers et de vers de sable géants.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrguson
  • fegruson
  • fergguson
  • fergsuon
  • ferguosn
  • fergusno
  • fergusonn
  • fergusson
  • ferrguson
  • ferugson
  • fferguson
  • freguson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ferguson - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efrguson2fegruson2fergguson1fergsuon2ferguosn2fergusno2fergusonn1fergusson1
Edit distance from "Ferguson"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ferguson"?
"Ferguson" is spelled F-E-R-G-U-S-O-N.
What does "Ferguson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ferguson" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Ferguson"?
Common misspellings include "efrguson", "fegruson", "fergguson", "fergsuon", "ferguosn". The correct spelling is "Ferguson".
What language does "Ferguson" come from?
"Ferguson" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ferguson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

figurait#19,019excluant#19,013encadrée#19,005déguiser#18,998

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fabuleuse12 variantsfinissant12 variantsGuatemala12 variantsdiscount12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list